@xref{Trailing slashes}.
@end macro
-@macro optVersionControl
-@item -V @var{method}
-@itemx --version-control=@var{method}
-@opindex -V
-@opindex --version-control
-Change the type of backups made with @option{-b}. The @var{method}
-argument can be @samp{none} (or @samp{off}), @samp{numbered} (or
-@samp{t}), @samp{existing} (or @samp{nil}), or @samp{never} (or
-@samp{simple}). @xref{Backup options}.
-@end macro
-
@cindex common options
Certain options are available in all of these programs. Rather than
@menu
* Exit status:: Indicating program success or failure.
-* Backup options:: -b -S -V, in some programs.
+* Backup options:: -b -S, in some programs.
* Block size:: BLOCK_SIZE and --block-size, in some programs.
* Target directory:: Specifying a target directory, in some programs.
* Trailing slashes:: --strip-trailing-slashes, in some programs.
environment variable is used. And if @env{SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX} is not
set, the default is @samp{~}, just as in Emacs.
-@itemx --version-control=@var{method}
-@opindex --version-control
-@c FIXME: remove this block one or two releases after the actual
-@c removal from the code.
-This option is obsolete and will be removed in a future release.
-It has been replaced with @w{@kbd{--backup}}.
-
@end table
@node Block size
@opindex --verbose
Print the name of each file before copying it.
-@optVersionControl
-
@item -x
@itemx --one-file-system
@opindex -x
@opindex --verbose
Print the name of each file before copying it.
-@optVersionControl
-
@end table
@exitstatus
@optNoTargetDirectory
-@optVersionControl
-
@end table
@exitstatus
@opindex --verbose
Print the name of each file before linking it.
-@optVersionControl
-
@end table
@exitstatus